Income from Māori freehold land is no longer significant as a regular source of income to Māori families. The vast majority of Māori families receive no income from land at all.
Did the deceased legally adopt any children into his or her family or were any children adopted out of the family?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (865 kb)
www.justice.govt.nz/maorilandcourt 11 A person’s genealogy, or family tree, linking that person to a particular family and/or ancestor. 12 An agreement between two parties that is intended to be enforceable at law.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
www.justice.govt.nz/maorilandcourt 11 A person’s genealogy, or family tree, linking that person to a particular family and/or ancestor. 12 An agreement between two parties that is intended to be enforceable at law.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
www.justice.govt.nz/maorilandcourt 11 A person’s genealogy, or family tree, linking that person to a particular family and/or ancestor. 12 An agreement between two parties that is intended to be enforceable at law.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
However, if annual general meetings will not be practical or possible (for example, for a small family urupā), the Māori Land Court can be asked to approve less frequent meetings, such as one meeting every two, three, or five years.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
But if you can’t attend, you can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for a member of your family to attend in your place.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Although appearances by family members as counsel are not common, judges should be particularly careful if that situation arises.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
If you can’t attend, arrange for a family member to attend to answer any questions from the judge, or you may need to instruct a solicitor.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
In some special cases where the applicant is infirm the Court will arrange a home visit. Who can prosecute the application Generally the applicant should be at the Court hearing but if he or she is unable to be there he/she can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for another family member to attend.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
